LET LOOSE THE CLOWNS

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CLOWN CAR and OCCUPANTS RAILCAR #111

HISTORY AND ACT

The clown car made its first appearance in the 1950's with the COLE BROTHERS CIRCUS and was quickly copied by other shows. Appearing to interrupt an ongoing performance, loud music would blast out and colored spot lights would roll over the audience. The clown car would drive into the arena, chasing off the current performers, then coming to a stop center ring. Amazing the crowd, clown after clown would exit the car in numbers way beyond its capacity. They would then run around doing their clown things. Immediately becoming a hit, the clown car act has remained a carnival staple ever since.

CARNIVALE'S VERSION

The current act finishes and departs. With no music or rolling lights, the crowd quiets, the clown car enters and slowly circles the arena, coming to a stop ring center. Driver door opens; One at a time, a clown exits and slowly walks around the arena pointing at and seeming to make eye contact with every individual in the audience. This is repeated with each clown until the last one; Steven King's'IT'appears......a single red balloon in hand, asking who would like a balloon?......arena goes dark......clowns scatter into the audience ......screaming erupts......future nightmares are created.

Most everyone has had nightmares about creepy clowns, slasher or horror movie characters. CARNIVALE would combine them to make a much scarier, darker individual......of course they would......half of the car's clowns would remain in costume, but with the horror character's features, the other half would dress in the movie character's garb while keeping their clown features......and now they’re running amuck through the audience......SWEET DREAMS & SLEEP TIGHT......2.0